Dental students’ preference and perception on intraoral scanning and impression making

Abstract Background To investigate the preference and perception on intraoral scanning impression making among dental students. Methods Final-year students from 2019 2020 cohorts were invited to complete an online questionnaire via Google-Form. Their intraoral-scanning/impression techniques their these including ease of defect identification, infection control, need chairside support, master technique as a beginner, efficiency in hands handle scanner software (yes/no) collected. The results analysed using McNemar tests binary logistic regression test. All performed at significance level ? = 0.05. Results Ninety-seven participated this study with response rate 96.0 %. Eighty-one (83.5 %) have tried peers. Fifty-three (54.6 preferred intraoral-scanning categorized Pro-scanning group . Forty-four (45.4 either impression-making ( n 21) or not sure 23) Others More than half both groups felt that is easier identify defect, control require less support. Higher proportion requires more efficient they can deal well P < 0.05). Regression shown perceived 0.000). Conclusions While has advantages, many still prefer works them.